Conference Accolades

2018

Team Champions

champion men's team

Champion women's teams

George H. Fischer Trophy Winners

Boston College and

Brown University

Champion combined teams

Sollee-Lilien Trophy Winners

Boston College and

Brandeis University

Fencers of the Year

Given to the top male and female fencers in the conference.

All-star rankings are used to select fencers of the year. The all-star who has the greatest victory percentage across all weapons in a gender is used to select the fencer of the year. In the case of ties, there are no tie-breakers defined; ties are possible.

Connor Rounds

Boston College

Sabre

Helen Shakarova

MIT

Epee

Rookies of the Year

Given to the top male and female fencers in the conference who are freshmen at the conclusion of the season.

All-star rankings are used to select rookies of the year. The all-star rookie who has the greatest victory percentage across all weapons in a gender is used to select the fencer of the year. In the case of ties, there are no tie-breakers defined; ties are possible.

Justin Herman

Boston College

Foil

Signe Golash

Brown University

Sabre

Conference all-stars

We recognize sustained achievement by individuals by bestowing First Team (top 3 performers) and Second Team (next 3 top performers) in each weapon.

Once the bouts fenced threshold* is met, the victory percentage (greater value prevails) is used to determine all-star ranking . In the case of ties, indicators (touches scored – touches received; greater difference prevails) are used. Further tie breakers are undefined.

*Bouts fenced threshold: To be eligible, a fencer must fence in a minimum of 2/3 of the scheduled bouts in the season (minimums are 20 for men, 24 for women). This threshold is common to all of the conference's individual accolades.

Foil

First Team -- Men

Justin Herman, Boston College (26-4, 86.67%)

Cameron Mayer, Boston College (24-6, 80.00%)

Umar Masood, Brown University (22-6, 78.57%)

First Team -- Women

Joanne Carminucci, Brandeis University (24-4, 85.71%)

Clarissa Allen, Brown University (28-6, 82.35%)

Elena Jin, Brown University (28-7, 80.00%, +78)

Second Team -- Men

Joshua Talbot, MIT (20-7, 74.07%)

Tom Racek, Vassar College (21-8, 72.41%)

Julian Mallet, Sacred Heart (21-9, 70.00%, +53)

Second Team -- Women

Ebba Brunnstrom, Brown University (28-7, 80.00%, +70)

Brie Maurer, Wellesley College (27-7, 79.41%)

Brooke Solsky, Boston College (25-7, 78.13%)

EPee

First Team -- Men

Samuel Koch, Brown University (26-4, 86.67%)

Nyle Sykes, MIT (17-3, 85.00%)

Troy Kaptizke, Sacred Heart (23-5, 82.14%)

First Team -- Women

Helen Sakharova, MIT (35-1, 97.22%)

Samantha Abbott, Sacred Heart (32-4, 88.89%)

Julia Calventus-Coveney, Wellesley College (30-6, 83.33%)

Second Team -- Men

Sheel Patel, MIT (16-4, 80.00%)

Dante Centeno, Sacred Heart (23-7, 76.67%)

Francis Sapienza, Dartmouth (21-9, 70.00%)

Second Team -- Women

Ella Morgan, Boston College (23-5, 82.14%)

Ashley Cherry, Sacred Heart (29-7, 80.56%, +80)

Daria Rudakova, Sacred Heart (80.56%, +77)

Sabre

First Team -- Men

Connor Rounds, Boston College (27-3, 90.00%)

Tzer (Patrick) Wong, MIT (23-3, 88.46%)

Sean Feeney, Brown University (25-5, 83.33%)

First Team -- Women

Katherine (Kaleigh) Menzter, Dartmouth College (34-2, 94.44%)

Signe Golash, Brown University (32-2, 94.12%)

Laura Donovan, Boston College (29-3, 90.63%)

Second Team -- Men

Kyle Berney, Brandeis University (17-4, 80.95%)

Eli Polston, Vassar College (24-6, 80.00%, +69)

Ben Slavin, Boston College (24-6, 80.00%, +55)

Second Team -- Women

Elysia Wang, Smith College (32-4, 88.89%)

Annie Innes-Gold, Vassar College (31-5, 86.11%)

Bridget Marturano, Tufts University (27-5, 84.38%)

Elliot Lilien Award

Kyle Berney - Brandeis Men's Sabre

Named after NFC founder, former Commissioner, and USA Fencing Hall of Fame - nominated coach Elliot Lilien. This award is given to that fencer in the conference who shows exemplary sportsmanship and an excellent parry system.

To be eligible, a fencer meet the bouts fenced threshold that is also applied to all-star eligibility.

The winner is selected by voting at the coaches and captains at the annual meeting.

Sachs Award

Meg Harney - Wellesley Women's Sabre

Named after Elif and Jason Sachs, former coaches at Tufts University. Given to the fencer "with the best record who started fencing in College." [from the award inscription]

To be eligible, a must not have had any experience in fencing prior to fencing in college.

All-star rankings are used to select the Sachs award winner. The eligible fencer who has the greatest victory percentage across all weapons and genders is selected. In the case of ties, there are no tie-breakers defined; ties are possible.

Coaching Staffs of the Year

Given for men's team and women's team coaching staffs.

The winner is selected by voting at the coaches and team captains at the annual meeting.

Prior to 2016, this award was the "Coach of the Year," and recognized the head coach of the team, or the entire team in the cases where the team did not have a coach. Starting in 2016, this award name was changed to reflect the contribution of the entire coaching staff, and the award was given in the school's name.